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Christopher Makos Art

American, b. 1948

Christopher Makos, born in 1948, is an American photographer and artist. He spent his adolescence in California and as a young adult, moved to Paris, France, to study architecture. After extensive traveling throughout Europe, Makos became the apprentice of Man Ray, a photographer and close friend of Marcel Duchamp. During the great artist's last birthday celebrations in Italy, the master Surrealist Man Ray took a special interest in Makos and shared many practical insights into his working method as a photographer.

In 1977, Makos burst onto the photography scene with his book, White Trash. This raw, beautiful chronicle of the downtown NYC punk scene, interspersed with portraits of Uptown Boldface names, became a turning point for his career as a photographic journalist. Makos became close friends and collaborated extensively with Andy Warhol, whom he showed how to use his first camera. Warhol dubbed Makos the "most modern photographer in America" and his book, Warhol: A Photographic Memoir, details his extensive travels and friendship with the Pop art superstar. Later, Makos introduced Warhol to the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, connecting the major players of the contemporary art world.

Makos continued to document the New York scene throughout the 1980s using his Interview Magazine "IN" column to present up and coming stars such as Matt Dillon, Christian Slater, Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Ford. Makos then began his long-term love affair with Spain, where he continues to be a regular in Madrid. His portraits of Pedro Almodovar, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Bibi Andersen and Miguel Bose helped identify La Movida. Makos has developed his distinctive photographic style to take legendary photographs of the world’s most famous icons, including portraits of Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dalí, John Lennon, Tennessee Williams and Mick Jagger. Makos's work has been in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of Malcolm Forbes, Pedro Almodóvar and Gianni Versace.

Christopher Makos’s photos have been the subject of numerous exhibitions both in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan and have appeared in countless magazines and newspapers worldwide. His work has been published in Interview, Rolling Stone, House & Garden, Connoisseur, New York magazine, Esquire, Genre and People, among many others. The beloved portrait of Warhol wrapped in a flag was featured on the front cover of the Spring 1990 issue of the Smithsonian Studies.

Makos’s projects include a book of his SX 70 Polaroids, with an essay by his friend Calvin Klein. Lady Warhol, published in 2010, presents 120 portraits of Andy in various wigs and make-up guises from the 1981 two-day Makos shoot they conceived as an homage to Man Ray's Rrose Sélavy collaboration.

Christopher Makos has truly become a seminal figure in the contemporary art scene in New York — find a collection of his photography today on 1stDibs.

(Biography provided by Arton Contemporary)

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Artist: Christopher Makos
Warhol and Basquiat, Black and White Photographic Portrait of Famous Artists
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Warhol and Basquiat, 1982 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of downtown New York celebrity artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Andy Warhol, Black and White Photography of Celebrity Artist
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Portrait of Andy Warhol, 1986 by Christopher Makos is an 10 x 8in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper. The photograph is stamped (in black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol Portrait, Black and White Photography of Celebrity Artist
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Andy Warhol Portrait, 1986 by Christopher Makos is an 10 x 8in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper. The photograph is stamped (in black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol with Keith Haring, Black and White Photography of Famous Artists
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Andy Warhol with Keith Haring, 1983 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of downtown New York celebrity artists Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Andy Kissing Dali, Black and White Photographic Portrait of Famous Artists
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Andy Kissing Dali, 1978 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of celebrity artists Andy Warhol and Dali locked in an embrace. The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1970s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol with Cameras, Black and White Photography of Celebrity Artist
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Andy with SX-70 and Konica, 1986 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of the celebrity artist Andy Warhol. The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1970s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Andy Kissing John Lennon, Black and White Photography of Famous Artists
By Christopher Makos
Located in New york, NY
Andy Kissing John Lennon, 1978 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of celebrity artist Andy Warhol kissing John Lennon of the Beatles band. The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back). Provenance: Private Collector *** Artist’s Bio: Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
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1970s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol In Aspen, Gelatin Silver Print by Christopher Makos, 1983
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1990s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Warhol's America Black and White Print (1982), 2020
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
The 'Andy Warhol American Flag' is an archival pigment black and white photographic print on paper, an exclusive photograph of the beloved pop-art icon Andy Warhol, created by Christ...
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2010s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Archival Paper

Archival Andy Warhol Black and White Portrait, 2020
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Archival Andy Warhol Portrait,’ taken by Christopher Makos, is a nostalgic photograph of the beloved pop-art icon, and Makos’ dear friend, Andy Warhol. The two artists had a won...
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2010s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Archival Paper

Man with Cat
By Christopher Makos
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Christopher Makos, American Photographer b. 1948. Tattooed Man Holding Cat, ca 1970. Signed in red pencil on verso. Size 8.25 x 10 inches. Unframed and unmounted. This example was...
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1960s American Modern Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Artist’s Photograph of His Own Work
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
Artist’s Photograph of His Own Work c. 1980s Signed in pencil, verso Polaroid 3.125 x 3 inches (7.9 x 7.9 cm), image 8 x 7 inches (20.3 x 17.8 cm), sheet This work is offered by ...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Polaroid

Christopher Makos, "Liza Minelli and John Lennon, " Gelatin Silver Print
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1970s American Modern Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Photograph by Christopher Makos
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Christopher Makos, American (1948 - ) Title: Andy Warhol and Keith Haring Year: 1983 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed, stamped and numbered verso Edition: 1/5 ...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Andy Warhol, Photograph by Christopher Makos, circa 1978
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1970s American Modern Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol in China, " Gelatin Silver Print, 1982
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol at the Bois de Boulogne, Silver Gelatin Print by Christopher Makos
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol with Glasses, Silver Gelatin Print by Christopher Makos
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Christopher Makos, American (1948 - ) Title: Andy Warhol with Glasses Year: 1986 (printed 1989) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, signed, stamped and numbered verso Edition: 15/3...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol in Paris, Black & White Silver Gelatin Photo by Christopher Makos
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Christopher Makos, American (1948 - ) Title: Andy Warhol in Paris Year: 1981 (printed 1989) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, signed, stamped and numbered verso Edition: 15/3...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Chris Makos Original Gold Silkscreen Painting of Salvador Dali Pop Art
By Christopher Makos
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Screen Print and Acrylic on Canvas. Christopher Makos, American photographer and artist, apprenticed with photographer Man Ray in Paris and collaborated with Andy Warhol, whom he showed how to use his first camera. He introduced Warhol to the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Makos' work has been in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of Malcolm Forbes, Pedro Almodóvar, and Gianni Versace. His photographs of Warhol, Haring, Tennessee Williams and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby's. Warhol called Makos the "most modern photographer in America". Chris Makos...
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20th Century Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mick Jagger from the Icons Portfolio, Screenprint, 1990 by Christopher Makos
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Tennessee Williams, and Jo...
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1990s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Screen

Four by Four: Statue of Liberty, Pop Art Photo Collage by Christopher Makos
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This collage of gelatin silver prints was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee William...
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1980s American Modern Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Los Angeles Boy
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
Los Angeles Boy 1985 Signed, titled, and dated, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 10.5 inches, image Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by Clamp...
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1980s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s. The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence. Brave (2022) Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12 15" x 20" / 38cm x 56cm / edition of 12 limited edition solarization photograph printed by the artist + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature label (8x10") signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2025 Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China 2024 Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Edition 1/10 - Chairs, The Royal Palace, Paris, Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Paul Cooklin
Located in Eye, England
Edition 1/10 - Chairs, The Royal Palace Gardens, Paris, France, Silver Gelatin Photograph Edition of 10 + 5 APs. Front: Signature and edition number with artists blind stamp. 
 Back...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Photographic Film, Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gel...

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'Andy Warhol Row Boat' Archival Vintage Photographic Print, 2020
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
The Archival ‘Andy Warhol Row Boat’ is an exclusive limited edition black and white photographic print of the pop-art icon Andy Warhol, taken by Christopher Makos in 1982. The nostal...
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2010s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Archival Pigment

Male Nude
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
Male Nude 1977 Studio Stamp in black ink, verso; Also dated, verso Gelatin silver print 2 x 2.75 inches (5.1 x 7 cm), image 4 x 5 inches (10.2 x 12.7 cm...
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1970s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol In Drag (vintage Warhol announcement)
By Christopher Makos
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy In Drag: Brilliantly rendered, Christopher Makos Andy Warhol announcement card published in 1989 to announce two New York exhibitions: 'Painting & Sculpture by Andy Warhol / Photographs of Andy Warhol by Christopher Makos and Everything by Makos.' Image is an offset rendering from Makos' famed 'Altered Image Series, Andy Warhol (1981).' Offset lithograph on wove paper. Height 6.75 in.; Width 5.25 in. (6.75 x 10.5 inches open). Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Looks fantastic framed. "Andy Warhol enjoyed dressing for parties in drag, sometimes in dresses of his own design. He admired 'the boys who spend their lives trying to be complete girls,' so in 1981 he and a photographic assistant, Christopher Makos, agreed to collaborate on a session portraying Warhol in drag. In many ways, they modeled the series on Man Ray's 1920s work with the French artist Marcel Duchamp, in which the two artists created a female alter ego name Rrose Sélavy for Duchamp. Warhol and Makos made a number of pictures, both black-and-white prints and color Polaroids, of their first attempt. For the second round of pictures, they hired a theater makeup person. This stage professional better understood the challenge of transforming a man's face into that of a woman. After the makeup, Warhol tried on curled, straight, long, short, dark, and blonde wigs. Here he appears in a conventionally masculine white shirt and plaid tie...
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1970s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Offset, Lithograph

EYES plate
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
limited edition artist plate. Edition 31/300. A single eye in the middle of a white plate.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Christopher Makos Art

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Porcelain

Andy Warhol In Drag (vintage Warhol announcement)
By Christopher Makos
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Christopher Makos Andy Warhol from Altered Image series (exhibition announcement) Brilliantly rendered, frameable announcement card published in 1989 to announce two New York exhibitions: 'Painting & Sculpture by Andy Warhol / Photographs of Andy Warhol by Christopher Makos and Everything by Makos.' Image is an offset rendering from Makos' famed 'Altered Image Series, Andy Warhol (1981).' Offset lithograph on wove paper Height 6.75 in.; Width 5.25 in. (6.75 x 10.5 inches open) "Andy Warhol enjoyed dressing for parties in drag, sometimes in dresses of his own design. He admired 'the boys who spend their lives trying to be complete girls,' so in 1981 he and a photographic assistant, Christopher Makos, agreed to collaborate on a session portraying Warhol in drag. In many ways, they modeled the series on Man Ray's 1920s work with the French artist Marcel Duchamp, in which the two artists created a female alter ego name Rrose Sélavy for Duchamp. Warhol and Makos made a number of pictures, both black-and-white prints and color Polaroids, of their first attempt. For the second round of pictures, they hired a theater makeup person. This stage professional better understood the challenge of transforming a man's face into that of a woman. After the makeup, Warhol tried on curled, straight, long, short, dark, and blonde wigs. Here he appears in a conventionally masculine white shirt and plaid tie...
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1970s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Offset

Chris Makos LAS VEGAS, 1998, color Iris print Limited Edition
By Christopher Makos
Located in Surfside, FL
Las Vegas, Joker, Deck of Playing Cards and Dice Color Iris Print from edition of 75 prnted by Muse X Los Angeles California Christopher Makos, American photographer and artist, apprenticed with photographer Man Ray in Paris and collaborated with Andy Warhol, whom he showed how to use his first camera. He introduced Warhol to the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Makos' work has been in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of Malcolm Forbes, Pedro Almodóvar, and Gianni Versace. His photographs of Warhol, Haring, Tennessee Williams and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby's. Warhol called Makos the "most modern photographer in America". Chris Makos...
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20th Century Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Color

Original Christopher Makos Photograph of Andy Warhol and Liza Minelli
By Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
This original and captivating silver gelatin print by famed photographer Christopher Makos portrays Liza Minelli and Andy Warhol rubbing noses. Taken circ...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol Collage, " Sewn Photo Collage, circa 1985
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This sewn collage of gelatin silver prints was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Wi...
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1980s American Modern Christopher Makos Art

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Thread, Silver Gelatin

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol and Dali, " Gelatin Silver Print, 1978
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol and O'Keeffe, " Gelatin Silver Print, 1983
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol and John Lennon
By Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Christopher Makos, American (1948 - ) Title: Andy Warhol and John Lennon Year: 1978 (printed 1989) Medium: Gelatin Silver Print, signed, stamped, and numbered verso Editi...
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1970s Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Silver Gelatin

Chris Makos Original Gold Silkscreen Painting of Salvador Dali Pop Art
By Christopher Makos
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Screen Print and Acrylic on Canvas. Christopher Makos, American photographer and artist, apprenticed with photographer Man Ray in Paris and collaborated with Andy Warhol, whom he showed how to use his first camera. He introduced Warhol to the work of both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Makos' work has been in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of Malcolm Forbes, Pedro Almodóvar, and Gianni Versace. His photographs of Warhol, Haring, Tennessee Williams and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby's. Warhol called Makos the "most modern photographer in America". Chris Makos...
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20th Century Pop Art Christopher Makos Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

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